7 Actors Almost Played Michael Scott on 'The Office' & 2 Turned Down the Role!

Selome Hailu “Abbott Elementary” garnered a lot of comparisons to “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” when it debuted in 2021, and for a good reason. The Quinta Brunson-created ABC comedy utilizes the workplace mockumentary format that made those shows stand out, and more specifically, it shares with them a key creative: director and producer Randall Einhorn. But when it came to developing “Abbott,” Einhorn felt that the device needed some updating.

Suits is making a comeback in 2023, and we’re here to test your knowledge about what was going on behind the scenes if you have recently binged!

Michael Lewis, the author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, the book that inspired the Oscar-winning film The Blind Side, is blaming Hollywood for the rift over money between ex-NFL lineman Michael Oher and his former guardians, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.

The Hunger Games franchise amassed an incredible following and remains beloved to this day. So much so that a new, prequel movie is in the works for late 2023.

According to the man who wrote the bestselling book on which the popular 2009 movie The Blind Side was based, Michael Oher had the opportunity to receive royalties from the film… and chose not to do so?!

Earlier this week, former NFL player Michael Oher dropped a bombshell accusation against the Tuohy family, saying that they didn’t actually adopt him.

The Tuohys are speaking out.

The Tuohy family is not done defending themselves!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Imperioli was recently asked by The Guardian to name the most brutal scene he’s ever had to film in his acting career, and his answer was any time his character on “The Sopranos,” Christopher Moltisanti, abused his fiancée, Adriana La Cerva (Drea de Matteo). “The most brutal, difficult stuff for me is when Christopher had to be physically abusive with Adriana, for obvious reasons,” Imperioli said. “On a technical level, you’re trying to be really careful so you don’t hurt the person.

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie heads into final Emmy Awards voting with more nominations than any other nonfiction project this year: seven in all, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, as well as recognition for director Davis Guggenheim and picture editor Michael Harte. 

his roles in American Horror Story and Dahmer. However, before the actor was spooking viewers with his incredible horror content, he actually appeared on The Office, and you totally forgot about it.

Michael Allio could’ve been The Bachelor season 26 lead, but he turned down the offer — and the paycheck he says may well have been the largest ever for the show.

The Miracle Club will move back into 200-300 movie theaters nationwide August 18 for the rest of the summer due to an “overwhelmingly positive response” from audiences that the distributor said translated into a demand for additional playdates.

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No, it still isn’t over for The Notebook — because its Broadway debut is inching closer.

Madonna is grateful for her six children following her health scare and hospital stay.

Cinephiles already know that “Ferrari,” Michael Mann‘s first film since 2015’s “Blackhat,” will have its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival in September. But now Mann fans know when his biopic will have its North American premiere: as the closing film of the New York Film Festival on October 13.

2023 World Cup campaign against the Netherlands today. This is a rematch of the 2019 final won by the USA and is going to be the USWNT's most challenging matchup in the group stage as they continue their pursuit of a fifth World Cup title.Both teams won their opening matches, with the U.S. beating Vietnam, 3-0, and the Netherlands defeating Portugal, 1-0.

Venice Film Festival head Alberto Barbera spoke with Deadline soon after revealing his latest stellar lineup, including movies from David Fincher, Michael Mann, Bradley Cooper, Pablo Larrain, Sofia Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos and Ava DuVernay.

These actors could have been Ken-tenders.